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Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
LeuvenMunicipality
Flemish BrabantProvince
FlandersRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Leuven92,892 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
287201
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:287201:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, België
French:
Louvain, Province du Brabant flamand, Flandre, Belgique
German:
Löwen, Provinz Flämisch-Brabant, Belgien
Italian:
Lovanio, Provincia del Brabante Fiammingo, Fiandre, Belgio
Russian:
Лёвен, Фламандский Брабант, Фландрия, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
鲁汶, 弗拉芒-布拉班特省, 法兰德斯, 比利时
Spanish:
Lovaina, Provincia del Brabante Flamenco, Flandes, Bélgica
Afrikaans:
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaandere, België
Arabic:
لوفان, برابانت فلاماند, فلاندر, بلجيكا
Armenian:
Լյովեն, Ֆլամանդական Բրաբանտ, Ֆլանդրիա, Բելգիա
Asturian:
Leuven, Brabante Flamencu, Flandes, Bélxica
Azeri:
Löven, Flandriya, Belçika
Basque:
Lovaina, Flandriako Brabante, Flandria, Belgika
Belarusian:
Лёвен, Фламандскі Брабант, Фландрыя, Бельгія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Лёвэн, Флямандзкі Брабант, Фляндрыя, Бэльгія
Bengali:
লিউভেন, ফ্লেমিশ ব্র্যাবেন্ট, বেলজিয়াম
Breton:
Leuven, Brabant Flandrez, Flandrez, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Льовен, Фламандски Брабант, Фландрия, Белгия
Catalan:
Lovaina, Brabant Flamenc, Flandes, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Leuven, Provincie Vlaams-Brabant, Belhika
Chavacano:
Leuven
Czech:
Lovaň, Vlámský Brabant, Vlámsko, Belgie
Danish:
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Flandern, Belgien
Esperanto:
Loveno, Flandra Brabanto, Flandrio, Belgio
Estonian:
Leuven, Flaami Brabant, Belgia
Farsi/Persian:
لون, برابانت فلاندر, فلاندر, بلژیک
Finnish:
Leuven, Flanderin Brabant, Flanderi, Belgia
Greek:
Λέουβεν, Φλαμανδική Βραβάντη, Φλάνδρα, Βέλγιο
Gujarati:
લ્યુવેન, ફ્લેમિશ બ્રાબેંટ, બેલ્જિયમ
Hebrew:
לוון, ברבנט הפלמית, פלנדריה, בלגיה
Hindi:
लोवेन, फ्लेमिश ब्रबेंट, बेल्जियम
Hungarian:
Leuven, Flamand-Brabant, Flandria, Belgium
Icelandic:
Leuven, Flæmska Brabant, Flæmingjaland, Belgía
Ido:
Leuven, Belgia
Indonesian:
Leuven, Brabant Flandria, Flandria, Belgia
Irish Gaelic:
Leuven, Flóndras, An Bheilg
Japanese:
ルーヴェン, フラームス=ブラバント州, フランドル, ベルギー
Kannada:
ಲಿಯುವೆನ್, ಫ್ಲೆಮಿಶ್ ಬ್ರಬಂಟ್, ಬೆಲ್ಜಿಯಂ
Korean:
뢰번, 플람스브라반트주, 플란데런, 벨기에
Latin:
Lovanium, Brabantia Flandrensis, Flandria, Belgica
Latvian:
Lēvena, Flāmu Brabante, Flandrija, Beļģija
Limburgian:
Leuve, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaondere, Belsj
Lithuanian:
Levenas, Flamandų Brabanto provincija, Belgija
Luxembourgish:
Léiwen, Provënz Flämesche Brabant, Flandern, Belsch
Macedonian:
Левен, Фламански Брабант, Фландрија, Белгија
Malay:
Leuven, Brabant Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
Marathi:
ल्यूव्हेन, फ्लाम्स ब्राबांत, फ्लांडर्स, बेल्जियम
Nahuatl:
Leuven, Flandes, Belgica
Norwegian:
Leuven, Flamsk Brabant, Flandern, Belgia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Leuven, Flandern, Belgia
Occitan:
Lovaina, Brabant Flamenc, Flandra, Belgica
Picard:
Louvain, Brabant flaminke, Bergike
Polish:
Leuven, Brabancja Flamandzka, Flandria, Belgia
Portuguese:
Lovaina, Brabante Flamengo, Flandres, Bélgica
Romanian:
Louvain, Brabantul Flamand, Flandra, Belgia
Scots:
Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
Serbian:
Левен, Фламански Брабант, Фландрија, Белгија
Serbian (Latin Script):
Luven
Serbo-Croatian:
Leuven, Flandrija, Belgija
Silesian:
Leuven, Belgijo
Sinhalese:
ලියුවෙන්, ෆ්ලෙමිෂ් බ්‍රබන්ට්, බෙල්ජියම
Slovak:
Leuven, Flámsky Brabant, Belgicko
Slovenian:
Leuven, Flandrija, Belgija
Swahili:
Leuven, Flandria, Ubelgiji
Swedish:
Leuven, Flamländska Brabant, Flandern, Belgien
Tamil:
லீயுவென், பிளமிஸ் ப்ராபர்ன்ட், பிளாண்டர்சு, பெல்ஜியம்
Tatar:
Лөвен, Бельгия
Telugu:
ల్యువెన్, ఫ్లెమిష్ బ్రాబంట్, బెల్జియం
Thai:
เลอเฟิน, มณฑลเฟลมิชบราบันต์, แฟลนเดอส์, ประเทศเบลเยียม
Traditional Chinese:
魯汶, 法蘭德斯, 比利時
Turkish:
Leuven, Flaman Brabant, Flandre, Belçika
Ukrainian:
Левен, Фламандський Брабант, Фландрія, Бельгія
Urdu:
لووین, فلیمش برابنٹ, فلینڈرس, بلجئیم
Vietnamese:
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, Bỉ
Volapük:
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgän
Walloon:
Lovén, Province do Braibant flamind, Flande, Beldjike
Waray:
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, Belhika
Welsh:
Leuven, Brabant Fflandrysaidd, Fflandrys, Gwlad Belg
West Flemish:
Leuven, Vlams-Broabant, Vloandern, België
West Frisian:
Leuven, Flaamsk-Brabân, Flaanderen, Belgje


Leuven is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

It is located about 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Brussels.

The municipality itself comprises the historic city and the former neighbouring municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, a part of Korbeek-Lo, Wilsele and Wijgmaal.

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1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O SideriteFeCO3
FeIron
Fe SideriteFeCO3

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences12
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Maastricht - Nekum670.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Mysticeti
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mysticeti5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Balaenopteridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenopteridae5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Balaenotus insignis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenidae : Balaenotus : Balaenotus insignis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Herpetocetus scaldiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Herpetocetus : Herpetocetus scaldiensis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Heterocetus brevifrons
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae : Heterocetus : Heterocetus brevifrons5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Baculites vertebralis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites vertebralis70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites anceps
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites anceps70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Diplomoceras cylindraceum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Diplomoceratidae : Diplomoceras : Diplomoceras cylindraceum70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hoploscaphites constrictus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Scaphitidae : Hoploscaphites : Hoploscaphites constrictus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sphenodiscus binkhorsti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphenodiscidae : Sphenodiscus : Sphenodiscus binkhorsti70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuven
Wikidata ID:Q118958
GeoNames ID:2792483

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